Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service has partnered with the RCMP to conduct joint marine patrols on local waterways. “It’s not something new that we’ve never done before, but it is an enhancement of what we’ve always been doing,” Insp. Gordon Snyder said. Snyder, with the primary response […]
A group of young baseball players from Wauzhushk Onigum Nation has added a national championship to its growing list of accomplishments. After winning the local Indigenous Rookie League title in 2025, the community’s senior team travelled to the Greater Toronto Area this summer for the Jays Care National Classic. They […]
After four years in the finals against the Sight & Sound Wolves out of Fort Frances, the Stratton Eagles finally broke through last night with a 9-6 victory to clinch the final. Delayed due to team injuries and weather, the final was pushed late and shifted to the lighted Couchiching […]
Lakers head coach and GM Luke Judson said he’s optimistic the team will come together and perform well once the Junior A hockey regular season gets started, after a preseason shootout loss at home to the Thunder Bay North Stars Saturday night. “It was a great opportunity for us to […]
Earlier this summer, Calleigh Councillor travelled halfway around the world to Tauranga, New Zealand, for a week’s stay, representing her culture and country in an elite volleyball tournament. Councillor was taking part in the 2026 All Nations U20 Volleyball Series as a member of Team All Nations, representing Indigenous communities […]
Fort Frances native Tyler Miller has been named coach of the year by Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO), the governing body for all ice hockey in the region. In a Facebook post on the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s page, the organization notes that Miller is a product of the Fort […]
As the Emo Fair Logger’s Competition kicked off at 9 a.m. last Friday morning, contestants began sawing frantically through lumber to prove their mettle as the top lumberjack The Logger’s Competition is a staple of the annual fair. With records of its winners dating back over four decades, it’s become […]
One of the closest finishes ever in the Atikokan Bass Classic last Saturday was overturned after a transcription error was discovered. On Saturday, Mike Badiuk and Ian Waterer, both past champions, brought in the biggest bag of the tournament, 23.28 lbs. That was what was recorded on the printout from […]
It was going to take something special to take down Russ Deserre at the Atikokan Men’s Senior Open, and a former Atikokanite had what it took. Former Atikokanite Gareth Payne (Outers 1991-92) put on a great performance, carding a five-under par 67 to take the title from Desserre (his Outers […]
The Curl Fort Frances Community Centre (CFFCC) has received over $150,000 in funding from the province to upgrade its bathrooms and make them more accessible. While the facility’s bathrooms are technically accessible already and the rink is also one of the few in the region with an elevator giving wheelchair […]
As the City of Medicine Hat moves into the final day of the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, merchandise vendors struggle to keep any kind of stock on the tables. Source for Sports and Eight 33 collaborated with organizers to provide apparel, drinkware and other souvenir opportunities for those […]
When not competing, training or cheering on fellow participants, Summer Games coaches, staff and athletes have one more massive hobby in the form of pin trading. “It’s been going on for a long time,” said coach Kristen McDonald with Team Ontario. “I’ve been involved with the Special Olympics for 12 […]
